tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post464051379938587014..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: Europe View no. 82 "The Soviet Story"Edward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-60644621724640683662008-06-08T16:42:00.000+00:002008-06-08T16:42:00.000+00:00Latest developments:"Baltic News ServiceJune 6, 20...Latest developments:<BR/><BR/><I>"<BR/>Baltic News Service<BR/>June 6, 2008 Friday 11:55 PM EET<BR/><BR/><B>- RUSSIAN HISTORIAN WANTS TO KILL DIRECTOR OF LATVIAN DOCUMENTARY ON COMMUNIST ATROCITIES</B><BR/><BR/>Russian historian Aleksander Dyukov has said he wants to kill the Latvian director of the Soviet Story, a documentary on Soviet era atrocities, and to burn down the Latvian embassy in a highly critical review of the film posted on the Internet on Friday.<BR/><BR/>Representatives of Latvia's Labvakar production company told BNS that not only the Latvian filmmaker but also Cambridge University professor Norman Davies and Sorbonne University professor Francoise Tomme whose comments appear in the documentary have been accused of lying in the Russian historian's article.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, Dyukov admits that the film has been made very professionally from the technical point of view as its authors have used computer graphics and editing skilfully.<BR/><BR/>On May 17, activists of the pro-Kremlin youth organization Young Russia burned director of the controversial documentary, Edvins Snore, in effigy outside the Latvian embassy in Moscow.<BR/><BR/>The Soviet Story tells about the Great Famine in Ukraine, the Katyn massacre, the SS-KGB collaboration and Soviet mass deportations, LTV spokeswoman Ievina Liepina told BNS.<BR/><BR/>The documentary shows unique documents and chronicles, reflects opinions of internationally recognized history authorities and politicians and evidence of the Latvians, Ukrainians, Finns and Russians, victims of the totalitarian regime.<BR/><BR/>The Soviet Story was filmed in two years.<BR/><BR/>The documentary analyzes the Soviet heritage and its impact on contemporary Europe.<BR/><BR/>The film has been produced by producer group Labvakar and directed by Latvian filmmaker Edvins Snore. The National Political Group in the European Parliament was a sponsor of the documentary.<BR/><BR/>The documentary received its premiere in the European Parliament on April 9.<BR/><BR/>Riga newsroom, +371 708 8611, zinas@bns.lv"<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Source: <BR/>http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007185&docId=l:803267461&start=2cronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511868408373657428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-49033181807258041162008-05-23T12:49:00.000+00:002008-05-23T12:49:00.000+00:00What are the reasons for this recent outburst of h...What are the reasons for this recent outburst of historical controversies?<BR/><BR/>One friend, an IR teacher, says that it is because the WWII generation is passing from the scene. That soon the conflict will be a "cultural memory" rather than a "living memory."<BR/><BR/>We can also ask ourselves how much this Soviet revival -- and the questions associated with it -- is linked to Russian as well as East European post-Communist identity building.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-84360056226990454312008-05-22T19:32:00.000+00:002008-05-22T19:32:00.000+00:00As told by Latvian media, "The Soviet Story" is pl...As told by Latvian media, "The Soviet Story" is planned to air on LTV1 channel on June 17, 2008. So, those who have access to one of the satellite channels that broadcast Latvian TV programs, like VIASAT, may want to tune in and watch. The film is in English.www.lettia.lvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104261989040921643noreply@blogger.com